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Microgrids:
Which Power Systems Boost City Resilience — and for How Long?Microgrid Knowledge
Microgrids that include solar, storage and diesel have a 90% chance of operating for about 3.5 days after an outage. That rate falls to 50% after 4.5 ...
Microgrids on the Rise as CPUC Seeks to Streamline Resiliency Projects
JD Supra (press release)
The proceeding signifies the state's goal to introduce microgrids at a greater ... The risk of future PSPS events presents an opportunity for microgrid ...
Understanding energy-as-a-service microgrids
Microgrid Knowledge
How does it work? What do you as a microgrid customer need to do? Under energy-as-a-service, the customer takes on none of the burden ...
Global Reporting Initiative:
TCFD climate reporting initiative passes 1000 supportersCorporate Secretary
The founding members are the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), Climate Disclosure Standards Board, FASB, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), ...
Sustainability Reporting at Center of Europe's Green Deal
CSRwire.com (press release)
Feb. 18 /CSRwire/ - Global Reporting Initiative welcomes the European Green Deal as a global game changer that other economies should follow.
Norway's SWF: standards rulebook should build on existing codes
IPE.com
... authoritative international non-financial reporting standards board to lay ... the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI),” Smith Ihenacho and Neervort wrote, ...
Renewable Energy Investments:
House passes renewable energy investment plan proposalNew Mexico Political Report
The state House passed a memorial that would direct the State Investment Council (SIC) to explore investment opportunities in renewable energy, ...
This Renewable Energy Stock is Up 51%, Can it Continue?
Motley Fool
The company is owned by a group of experienced infrastructure investors with an eye on boosting profit, but uncertainty related to PG&E's bankruptcy ...
A few policy tweaks would boost renewable energy investment, says IEEFA India
pv magazine India
Removal of solar trade duties, discom reforms, and better central-state government coordination are prerequisites to increase renewable project ...
CDP Sustainability:
City of Bloomington Recognized As One of 105 Cities Leading Climate and Sustainability Action ...WBIW.com
(BLOOMINGTON) – Bloomington has been recognized as a global leader on environmental action and transparency, achieving a place on CDP's ...
Mitsubishi Electric Named to CDP's Water "A List"
Yahoo Finance
*Environmental Sustainability Vision 2050 https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/news/2019/0613-a.html. The CDP is an international NGO that evaluates ...
Boston and New York Among 105 Cities Worldwide to Make CDP's A List for Climate Change Action
Environment + Energy Leader
Designed to push cities to ramp up their climate action and ambition, CDP's scoring and A List is based on data reported by more than 850 cities ...
California's Leadership in Climate Change:
EDF, NRDC Oppose Trump Administration's Legal Attack on California Coordination with Quebec ...Environmental Defense Fund
It may have ceded leadership in the battle against climate change but that does not compel California to do so as well,” said Alex Jackson, senior ...
How do Democratic candidates plan to combat climate change?
LA Times Elections
... by the Trump administration that undermine California's authority to pursue ... to reposition the U.S. as the world leader in confronting global warming. ... But he said he wanted to fight climate change “to save and improve lives.”.
California Capitalism
Project Syndicate
In the past, California has demonstrated its climate leadership by ... offer invaluable pathways for workers to meet ever-changing labor-market needs.
Impact Investing:
'Towards inclusive societies – Impact investing and financial inclusion'Responsible-Investor.com
We explain below how impact investments that promote financial inclusion can help to foster economic growth and build sustainable economies and ...
Commentary: The impact investing talent war heats up
Pensions & Investments
Impact investing has become an important and mainstream strategy for a broad array of institutional investors. As the debate concerning "impact vs.
The Week in impact investing: Accountability to impact
ImpactAlpha
TGIF, Agent of Impact! Accountability to impact. This week brought a raft of lessons for the new stakeholder economy. BP's new CEO Bernard Looney ...
Energy Storage:
The Future Of Battery Energy Storage Is Upon UsForbes
Government incentives and private investment are generating excitement – and progress – in utility-scale battery storage. By Daniela Urias. Are you ...
Energy storage startup licenses ORNL battery tech
Oak Ridger
Energy storage startup SPARKZ Inc. has exclusively licensed five battery technologies from the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National ...
Can The US Compete With China In The Energy Storage Race?
OilPrice.com
Last year Oilprice reported that the energy storage industry was about to explode in China. We wrote that “China is set to become the single biggest ...
Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:
People moves: LGIM Real Assets appoints Chan ESG headIPE Real Assets
... has been appointed head of ESG as the company seeks to align its real asset portfolio with a science-based carbon performance target covering the ...
REXEL SETS NEW ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS AND IS RANKED AMONG THE TOP ...
Yahoo Finance
Rexel's targets have been validated by the Science Based Target initiative, ... the Science Based Target initiative, a collaboration between the CDP (Carbon ... The Group's performance in the fight against climate change was also ...
New data needed to reduce carbon emissions
Ecotextile News
New data needed to reduce carbon emissions ... distribution of poor-quality figures to support apparel companies' Science-Based Targets is disturbing ...
Climate Change Winners and Losers:
INSIGHT: Capitalism Steps Up as Climate Change Threatens to Reshape MarketsBloomberg Environment
INSIGHT: Capitalism Steps Up as Climate Change Threatens to Reshape ... driving investment decisions and will create new winners and losers.
Isle of Man Budget 2020: Funding for climate change challenge pledged
BBC News
Funding of £10m has been allocated to tackle climate change on the Isle of Man, the ... And while personal tax allowances increase, there will be winners and losers when it comes to changes in National Insurance (NI) contributions.
Utah College Republicans: The GOP needs a national climate strategy:
Salt Lake Tribune
They also rely on government bureaucrats picking winners and losers rather ... floated a carbon dividends approach to addressing climate change.
Socially Responsible Investing:
What Is Responsible Investing?Yahoo Finance
If you think about social and environmental responsibility in your daily life, your investment choices are likely no different. But do you have to give up ...
Microsoft stock is the biggest winner from environmental and socially responsible investing
Quartz
Microsoft has been the biggest winner from stock market investment into environmental, social, and governance-oriented (ESG) funds, according to ...
No reason to fear ethical investing
Santa Fe New Mexican
3), doesn't sound particularly scary, but one of my friends asked if there really was a bizarre new law that prevents socially responsible investing.
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:
Adoption of Carbon Capture & Utilization Technologies Address De-carbonisation Needs while ...Business Wire (press release)
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Emerging Technologies Advancing Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage" report has been added to ...
Chevron Technology Ventures invests in modular CO₂ capture system
WorldOil
“Our investors are active participants in helping to develop and scale carbon capture utilization and storage solutions. We look forward to collaborating ...
Chevron invests in carbon capture technology company
Houston Chronicle
Our investment in Carbon Clean Solutions aims to help commercialize and scale carbon capture utilization and storage technologies, a key part of ...
Sustainability Investing:
BlackRock Drives ESG With New ETFs and Draws a $600 Million InvestmentBarron's
Investing in funds that screen companies for their impact or conduct regarding environmental, social, and governance is becoming increasingly ...
Delta to invest $1 billion to curb global air travel's climate impact
NBC News
Delta Air Lines said on Friday it will invest $1 billion over the next decade in initiatives that would limit the impact of global air travel on the environment ...
Financing for social impact and climate businesses gets a billion dollar boost with new KKR fund
TechCrunch
KKR Global Impact says its fund will focus on identifying and investing in companies worldwide where preformance and social impact are intrinsically ...
Geoengineering:
Blog: Geoengineering – there may be trouble aheadRed Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (press release)
(This blog appeared first last week on the website of the Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative. It has been edited slightly here for length.)
'Tangled ball of issues': Why geoengineering our climate raises serious ethical, scientific challenges
CBC.ca
The conversation around geoengineering — or the deliberate manipulation of our environment — is gaining traction as climate projections remain dire ...
Space mirrors, fake volcanoes: the radical plans to fix the climate
The Sydney Morning Herald
Some are calling for more regulation to rein in this wild frontier of geo-engineering. Others say it's time to be brave in the face of a ticking climate clock.
Green Bond Funds:
The numbers suggest the green investing 'mega trend' is here to stayCNBC
Whether it's in equities, government bonds, ETFs (exchange-traded funds) or hedge funds, investors around the world are demanding socially and ...
New York Invests $800 Million into Green Bonds, Private Credit
Chief Investment Officer
The New York State Common Retirement Fund said Thursday that it has spent $800 million in climate-related investment strategies, focusing on fixed ...
UPDATE 1-Canada's Ontario province launches C$500 mln green bond -finance ministry
Reuters
Green bonds, which are used to finance climate-friendly projects, such as clean transportation and clean energy, are attracting increased investor ...
Low Carbon Funds:
Is iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) a Strong ETF Right Now?Yahoo Finance
The iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (CRBN) made its debut on 12/08/2014, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides ...
Fran Putnam: Scott should support a just transition to the low carbon future
vtdigger.org
Fran Putnam: Scott should support a just transition to the low carbon future ... With funds generated from the sale of pollution allowances, the TCI will ...
UK Funds World's Most Powerful Weather and Climate Computer
The Maritime Executive
U.K. Funds World's Most Powerful Weather and Climate Computer ... The HyNet low carbon hydrogen plant project led by Progressive Energy is to ...
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